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DIFFUSIONAL MOTION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-03-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
- Plastics Industry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Brownian motion
1, record 1, English, Brownian%20motion
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Brownian movement 2, record 1, English, Brownian%20movement
correct
- diffusional motion 3, record 1, English, diffusional%20motion
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The irregular motion of a body arising from the thermal motion of the molecules of the material in which the body is immersed. 4, record 1, English, - Brownian%20motion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The suspended particle follows a current in the liquid ..., various phenomena cause its path to change and bring it into contact with the material [as] direct interception, diffusion by Brownian motion, ... gyrational movement under the action of hydrodynamic forces ... 5, record 1, English, - Brownian%20motion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Brownian motion may be thought of as the limiting case of a random walk as the step length tends to zero. The process is statistically self-similar. 6, record 1, English, - Brownian%20motion
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
- Industrie des plastiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mouvement brownien
1, record 1, French, mouvement%20brownien
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mouvement de Brown 2, record 1, French, mouvement%20de%20Brown
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mouvement désordonné continu des particules microscopiques en suspension dans un liquide ou un gaz. 3, record 1, French, - mouvement%20brownien
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
À une échelle plus macroscopique, la turbulence de l'air se révèle de façon analogue, par les trajectoires erratiques, aléatoires des feuilles mortes, dues à l'influence combinée d'une multitude de facteurs. Les simulations de mouvements browniens peuvent être linéaires, planaires, bidimensionnelles, fractionnaires, tridimensionnelles ou quadridimensionnelles. 3, record 1, French, - mouvement%20brownien
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Le mouvement brownien apparaît, disparaît, se manifeste par l'errance, s'organise, se superpose. 3, record 1, French, - mouvement%20brownien
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
affecter, amortir, calculer, gouverner, modéliser, prendre, régir, visualiser le mouvement brownien. 3, record 1, French, - mouvement%20brownien
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 PHR
mouvement brownien fractionnaire antipersistant, fractionnaire plan, fractionnaire réduit, fractionnaire scalaire, linéaire, usuel. 3, record 1, French, - mouvement%20brownien
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 PHR
trace, trajectoire de mouvement brownien. 3, record 1, French, - mouvement%20brownien
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Matemáticas
- Gráficos de computadora
- Industria de plásticos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- movimiento browniano
1, record 1, Spanish, movimiento%20browniano
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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